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Ebola outbreak brought unprecedented ethical challenges
Sangeeta Lamba, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine and surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, says Ebola was one of the biggest systemwide ethical challenges she’s seen in her career. “Nothing has challenged us more in emergency medicine, in the ethical realm, than Ebola,” she says.
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Complex consent process is “mired in ethical problems”
Is a prospective research participant struggling to comprehend a lengthy form on the risks and benefits of the study? “A complex consent process is mired in ethical problems,” says Linda Aldoory, PhD, an associate professor of communication at the University of Maryland in College Park.
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Are opioid ‘pain agreements’ on solid ethical ground?
Failure to prescribe opioid analgesics in a manner that reflects “pharmacovigilance” can expose a physician not only to charges of unprofessional practice, but in extreme cases, even criminal prosecution, warns Ben A. Rich, JD, PhD, emeritus professor of internal medicine (Bioethics) at UC Davis School of Medicine. Malpractice lawsuits alleging the physician’s prescribing led to drug-addicted patients are another concern.
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Good ethical policies can empower clinicians and improve bottom line
While ethics consults typically focus on individual patients’ unique situations, many involve scenarios that recur repeatedly. These are ideally addressed at an organizationwide level, according to Edward J. Dunn, MD, ScD, a fellow in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Dunn is a former director of the Integrated Ethics Program at Lexington (KY) VA Medical Center.
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Monthly Vaginal Ring Helps Protect Women Against HIV
A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine helps prevent HIV-1 infection in women. -
The Vitals - February 2016
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ED Visits Decrease, Fewer People Uninsured
Recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics notes a drop in visits to the ED and a decrease in the percent of uninsured Americans.
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Failure to administer diagnostic tests or refer to specialist leads to death, $8.25 million liability
In 2009, a 68-year-old man suffering from arthritis in his knee checked into a hospital for a total knee replacement. Following the surgery, the man complained of confusion and disorientation and became hypoxic and anemic.
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Failure to adequately supervise a first-year resident leads to $1.57 million jury award against hospital
In 2011, a man fell 16 feet from a scaffold and landed on a concrete slab. The man was airlifted to a local hospital with a broken left leg, left foot, and left elbow. The man’s wife met him at the hospital, and the two stayed at the hospital while the man was treated. According to court documents, the next day the man began complaining to his wife of increasing pain in his left arm.
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Hospital fires two over NFL player’s records
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami has fired two employees for inappropriately accessing the medical records of an NFL football player and settled a related lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.